Cops initiate probe after Black students assault White classmates, force them to say 'Black Lives Matter'
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO: In an elementary school in Ohio, Black kids coerced their White classmates into saying "Black Lives Matter" on camera and those who didn't were physically assaulted. Two students were initially spotted leading their friend to a location on the playground while punching a student in the head in the incident at Kenwood Elementary on February 10.
The boy was shown being thrown to the ground in the 17-minute video, and another student soon joined. A third student was tossed directly next to them around ten minutes later. As Springfield Police try to charge the suspect for menacing and assault for willfully injuring a victim, according to WRGT, school administration questioned the pupils engaged in the event.
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Investigated as an anti-White hate crime
There were at least four students involved in the incident, which is being investigated as an anti-White hate crime. The students' names weren't immediately known. The incident was reported to the school's principal, Evan Hunsaker, on February 13. "He stated that a few of the students who had tried to avoid the situation, were chased down and escorted, dragged, or carried to the spot on the playground. One student was also punched in the head by one of the suspects," the police report reads.
Exclusive: I've obtained the police report of an incident at an Ohio elementary school where black students used violence to make their white peers pledge allegiance to #BLM. Those who tried to escape were assaulted & dragged back. https://t.co/ea0MgLyF0d https://t.co/r2jg59CWkP
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) February 16, 2023
Appropriate procedures are being followed
Officials from the Springfield City School District issued a statement, but they declined to say how the students will be disciplined. "The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) prevents the District from disclosing personally identifiable information or details about the discipline of a child to anyone other than their parent or guardian," the statement reads as per the Daily Mail.
Update: The City of Springfield, Ohio has released surveillance footage of the elementary school incident from Feb. 10 where white students were held hostage & assaulted on the playground by black students who wanted to force them to pledge allegiance to #BLM. pic.twitter.com/MFTrneH12G
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) March 3, 2023
The statement added, "As it relates to this incident concerning participants and staff involved, the Springfield City School District followed appropriate procedures in accordance with Board Policy. Moving forward from this experience, the District is working closely with counselors, mental health experts and multiple community partners and agencies to provide support to children and staff directly involved, as well as those not directly involved. The District will use this experience as an opportunity to strive for greater acceptance, grow and reinforce community connections."